Science, society, and sustainability : education and empowerment for an uncertain world / edited by Donald Gray, Laura Colucci-Gray and Elena Camino.
Material type: TextSeries: Routledge research in education ; 27.New York : Routledge, 2009Description: xx, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
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- 9780415897952 (pbk.)
- 303.483 SCI 23 009874
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303.483 KAM 015438 The social context of technological experiences : | 303.483 MUM 008218 Technics and civilization / | 303.483 RAM 001394 Socio-economics of technology options : | 303.483 SCI 009874 Science, society, and sustainability : | 303.483 SET 020613 Technology and (Dis) empowerment : a call to technologists / | 303.483 SHA 008746 Shaping technologies / | 303.483 SHA 008747 Shaping technologies / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1: The Changing Aspects and Roles of Science: Implications for a Sustainable and Democratic Society Introduction to Part 1: Issues and Scenarios Donald Gray, Laura Colucci-Gray and Elena Camino 1. From Certainty to Complexity: Science and Technology in a Democratic Society Alice Benessia 2. Post-Normal Relationships between Science and Society: Implications for Public Engagement Angela Guimaraes Pereira 3. Active Citizenship, a Case Study: The Controversy of High Speed Rail in the Susa Valley Luca Giunti and Elena Camino 4. Language and Science Elena Camino and Martin Dodman with Alice Benessia Part 2: Science and Sustainability: Implications for the Learning and Teaching Process Introduction to Part 2: Towards a Sustainability Education Donald Gray, Laura Colucci-Gray and Elena Camino 5. Sustainable Education Stephen Sterling 6. Science Education for Sustainability: Teaching Learning Processes with Science Researchers and Trainee Teachers Elena Camino, Giuseppe Barbiero and Daniela Marchetti 7. Educating the Educators - Primary Teacher Education Marta Angelotti, Anna Perazzone, Marco Davide Tonon, Fabrizio Bertolino. Revealing children's biophilia Giuseppe Barbiero 8. Role-Play as a Tool for Learning and Participation in a Post-Normal Science Framework Laura Colucci-Gray. Conclusions: Complexity, Emancipation and Empowerment Donald Gray, Laura Colucci-Gray and Elena Camino
Recent work in science and technological studies has provided a clearer understanding of the way in which science functions in society and the interconnectedness among different strands of science, policy, economy and environment. It is well acknowledged that a different way of thinking is required in order to address problems facing the global community, particularly in relation to issues of risk and uncertainty, which affect humanity as a whole. However, approaches to education in science tend to perpetuate an outmoded way of thinking that.
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